Four detours

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-41

  O'Brien, D P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Arrow; Assumptions; Competition policy; Empirical basis; Game theory; Hayek; Methodology; Pigou; Robbins; Stylised facts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909046435     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: 14699427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501789800000002     Document Type: Article

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